St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-24
A PECULIAR AFFAIR.
Alleged Insult Offered to a
Lady Accompanied by
Her Husband.
The Couple Depart and Leave
an Actor to Fight Their
Battle.
He Does So Successfully, and
Achieves a Little
Notopiety.
A Man in Girls Clothing Gre
ates a Sensation at Grand
Rapids, Mich.

lively scene Ill an uptown restaurant
last evening, iIf which Maurice Barry
more, the actor, figured prominently.
He sat at one of the tables with lady
and her husband. The lady suddenly
exclaimed: II can stand this no more.
That cad has insulted men," Then she
walked to table where broker named
Vyse sat, looked him in the face, and
swapping "You puppy" at him, left the
place. Her husband, after parting
word with Barrymore, followed. For a
moment there was complete silence in
the crowded cafe. Diners forgot all
about the succulent spaghetti and dys-
peptic pateS, and turned to stare at the
unlucky cause of this outbreak. Vyse
sat completely dumbfOunded. Barry
more rose, went to the brokers' table
and, leaning over his shoulder, said
some words into his ear.
WHAT" came from Vyse, in Mortified
tones. "Then, you lie," and next he
aimed a powerful blow at Barrymore's
head.
QUICKER THAN A FLASH
BARRYMORE lodged his adversary's out
stretched arm, and rising ON his toes
dealt him sounding thug under the
jaw. The force of the blow was ire
mendOuS. Vyse was knocked clear
across the table, and striking against
the wall lay for an instant as if stunned.
In his fall he took with him the table.
Amid clatter of broken dishes, tumbling
chairs, mingled with the atfrighted
screams of the spectators from adjoin-
ing rooms, came rushing walters, guests
and cooks. The whole place was in a
tremendous uproar. Amid it all the
actor stood with clenched fists and
flashing eyes, waiting for his faflen foe
to rise and continue the combat. At
that moment Joaquin. the proprietor of
the place, in costume OF chef, came run
ming in from the kitchen. A half dozen
people-men and wOmen-surrOunded
him, and, pointing to VySe, who, pale
and quivering with excitement, stood
leaning against the wall. cried out:
sit serves him right; he inSulted a
lady"
The burly Frenchman fairly fumed at
these words.
'.Out of my place." he shonted. "Out
of here-how dare you insult guest of
mine?"
Il insulted no one," gasped Vyse.
"There is mistake" aad then when
Joaquin laid hands on him, he cursed
him roundly. Again Joaquin
ORDERED HIM TO LEAVE,
and when Vyse demanded that he be
allowed to renew the fight with Barry
more, Joaquin seized him by the arms
and tried to eject him from the room.
WISE struggled, and was finally thrown
fiat upon the floor. Joaquin stood over
him, and Vyse put his hand to his hip
pocket as if searching for a revolver.
The throng surrounding them scattered.
Joaquin, STOPPING down, lifted the
broker to his feet, and. rein creed by
some walters, threw him out of the
street door.
where's that fellow" Vyse shouted
when he reached the sidewalk.
1t was an unfortunate question to ask
just at that time, because the answer
was probably unexpected.
THAT fellows here; right here,' SAID
Barrymore.
PPM going to knock the life out of
YOU" Vyse exclaimed.
Then, stepping forward, he seized the
actor by the coat collar. He raised his
arm to strike, when Barrymore grasped
his wrist and hit him once, twice, a
third time, straight in the face. Vyse
loosened his hold on Barrymore's coat
and attempted to throw both his arms
about his chest This time Barrymore
struck to kill, apparently. His doughty
fist landed full upon the brokers' mouth
and he went Keeling across the side
walk into the gutter. There he lay for
quite minute, the blood flowing freely
from nose and mouth, and his eyes
closed as if in faint. Without waiting
for his wOrsted antagonist to recover,
Barrymore leaped OH passing car. fol-
lowed by the lusty cheers of the crowd.
Vyse was picked up by some friend,
who CHANGED along and, covered
with blood. made his way back into the
restaurant, where, apparently beside
himself, he called upon Joaquin to ac-
company him to the station house and
submit to arrest. Joaquin declined.
Then Mr.. VySe's friend, another down.
town broker, attempted to prove that his
companion was the victim of an unpro-
voked assault. Joaquin insisted that he
had received no more than his deserts,
and when the brokers became Obstrep-
erously argumentative he again elected
them into the street. From all accounts
it would seem that Mr.. Barrymore
HAD REALLY GOOD CAUSE
for his pugnaciOuS wrath. Eye wit
nesses to the entire affair assert with
unanimity that the broker had dellber-
ately ogled the lady i'll Barrymore's
party. One gentleman, who saw the as
sault, grasped the actors hand and
thanked him for his vigorous rebuke of
an offepse only too common in the pOpu-
lar dining halls of New York. Mr.. Vyse,
who was seen shortly after the encOun-
ter, stated upon his honor" that the
whole thing was mistake.
Il am certain" he said, "that ] did
not glare at the woman as they claim,
and you may rest assured that some one
will suffer terribly for this infamous in
suit put upon me-"
Wore Female Clothing.